Assessing the invasive potential of biofuel species proposed for Florida and the United States using the Australian Weed Risk Assessment

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-79

  Gordon, D R ^a   Tancig, K J ^a   Onderdonk, D A ^a   Gantz, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy crop; Biofuel; Biomass; Invasive plant; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT SYSTEM; BIO-ENERGY; BIOENERGY CROP; CHEMICAL CONTROLS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; FLORIDA; HIGH PROBABILITY; INVASIVE PLANTS; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVASIVENESS; JATROPHA CURCAS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LOW PROBABILITY; MISCANTHUS; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; PREVENTION; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

BIOFUELS; CROPS; ECOLOGY; RATING;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENERGY CROP; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNITED STATES;

ARUNDO DONAX; ERIANTHUS ARUNDINACEUS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS AMPLIFOLIA; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MISCANTHUS; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 78650577405     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.08.029     Document Type: Article

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